The newsroom includes access to CHA News, which provides timely information to members every Thursday and is at the core of CHA benefits. In addition, it is also home to resources such as toolkits and talking points designed to help member hospitals and health systems communicate with internal and external audiences on a range of current health care-related issues. Links to CHA media statements and press releases can also be found here.
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CMS Approves Hospital Fee Program Managed Care Rates for State Fiscal Year 2015-16
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This week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) shared four approval letters, dated March 18, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Hospitals should share the relevant letters, linked here, with their accounting firms:
Two-plan counties County-organized health system counties Geographic managed care counties Rural expansion counties
CHA Comments on Veterans Community Care Program Proposed Rule
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CHA has submitted comments to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on its proposed rule implementing the Veterans Community Care Program, which will replace the Veterans Choice Program as required by the MISSON Act of 2018.
CHA Asks Hospitals to Urge Legislators to Oppose Nurse Staffing Ratio Penalties
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Earlier this week, CHA sent an Advocacy Alert to hospital leaders about Senate Bill 227 (Leyva, D-Chino), a bill that would create significant penalties for hospitals that do not meet nurse staffing ratios. CHA urges hospital leaders to contact their representatives about this harmful bill, which would increase costs without providing any benefit to patients.
Medicare, Medicaid Commissions Issue 2019 Reports to Congress
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Both the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) have issued their March 2019 reports to Congress, based on recommendations approved at their January meetings. The MedPAC report evaluates Medicare payment issues, while the MACPAC report recommends — among other items — that if planned Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cuts proceed, they should be phased-in to give states and hospitals more time to respond.
CHA Lobby Action Day Will Address Modernizing Seismic Requirements
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CHA will host a Lobby Action Day on April 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to provide members an opportunity to share their support for Senate Bill 758 (Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge), a bill that will be amended to give hospitals the flexibility they need to tailor post-disaster care to meet the unique needs of their communities.
CHA Supports Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019
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CHA sent a letter to the California congressional delegation this week, urging support of the Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763), which takes steps to reduce nationwide physician shortages by increasing the number of Medicare-supported residency positions.
Registration Open for Disaster Planning for California Hospitals Conference
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Wildfires. Mudslides. Floods. Mass shootings. These once rare or infrequent events have become regular occurrences, and no two disasters are ever the same. Now more than ever, hospitals must reevaluate our procedures and redefine preparation.
CHA Releases DataSuite Report Featuring Medicare Quality Programs Overview
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CHA DataSuite has released hospital-specific reports providing a one-page historical summary of hospital quality performance and impacts for each of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services three Medicare inpatient quality programs — Value-Based Purchasing, Readmissions Reduction and Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction — from federal fiscal years 2017-19.
Hospital Employee Safety and Workers’ Compensation Seminar to Be Held March 20 in Sacramento
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The Hospital Employee Safety and Workers Compensation seminar, March 20 in Sacramento, will feature experts on leaves of absence and workers’ compensation.
CMS Issues New Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy
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New guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revises the guidelines to determine immediate jeopardy. The changes to Appendix Q of the State Operations Manual — referred to as Core Appendix Q — apply to all providers and suppliers, and include subparts that focus on concerns in nursing homes and clinical laboratories.
